Calico Laine

Calico Laine is a small family business based on the Wirral, but is widely known across the whole of the UK and EU. We sell lots of different craft supplies, such as, wool and knitting needles, bag making, card making and wedding products. Our main speciality, however, is dressmaking. Both in-store and online we have a huge array of different...

If you are dressmaker it is important to have a fabric and haberdashery supplier that you can rely on for all sewing needs and at Calico Laine Textiles we believe we can be your 'go to' supplier whether it be for fabric, thread or a zip. At Calico Laine we stock some of the biggest names in haberdashery such as Prym, Gutermann and Dylon so you can be...

This week the Great British Sewing Bee is back on the television and we will definitely see an influx of customers in our Fabric Store as well as more orders online as customers try and recreate the makes on the show. In the beginning stages of the show, there always seems to be at least one contestant who makes an outfit...

Here at Calico Laine Textiles our business prides itself on understanding the ever changing and expanding world of craft. As many of our local customers know, our team of dedicated and friendly staff are all lovers of sewing and different crafts so we recognise that nothing is more rewarding and beautiful than creating something with your own two hands. The primary...

There comes a time in every crafters life when their secret fabric stash is spilling out of control and yet we cannot help but buy more. There are a lot of different projects you can do with remnants and scraps of Fabric but I'm sure a lot of you won't know what you can do with just a simple embroidery...

If you are similar to me and like your belongings to be both unique and catered to your own individual taste, you might find that you make a lot of things for yourself using our fabric here at Calico Laine, from clothing to soft furnishings and other decorations around your home. I have sisters who are not into sewing, but...

If you are looking for an easy project to work on, a circle skirt is a simple and quick item of clothing to make - and the bonus of a circle skirt is that it can be very versatile depending on what fabrics you use to create it. At Calico Laine, we have tons of fabrics that you could use...

At Calico Laine we primarily stock dressmaking fabrics and this is what we specialise in. We do however have a select number of products that can be used for household furnishing and one of the most popular of these is our baize fabric. Baize is usually a woollen cloth or wool mix fabric that does not have a nap which gives it...

With many dressmaking projects you are inevitably going to need some form of fastening to finish the garment and allow you in and out of the item; with the most popular fastening for most dressmakers being a zip. If you do not have a local haberdashery store near you, you may need to Buy Zips Online and Calico Laine can...

If you are looking for a way to keep your children entertained for hours on end so that you can enjoy some quiet time catching up on your soaps, I'm here to help. Here is a how to tutorial to make a felt key chain. My tutorial will teach you to make a watermelon slice, but obviously you can adjust...